1.Daurisoline Inhibits Progression of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer by Regulating the γγ-Secretase/Notch Axis
Xiangyi ZHAN ; Xiaoyong CHEN ; Mei FENG ; Kuo YAO ; Kefan YANG ; Hui JIA
Biomolecules & Therapeutics 2025;33(2):331-343
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a subtype of breast cancer that is challenging to treat and lacks targeted therapeutic drugs in the clinic. Natural active ingredients provide promising opportunities for discovering and developing targeted therapies for TNBC. This study investigated the effects of daurisoline on TNBC and elucidated its potential mechanisms. Using network pharmacology, a correlation was identified between daurisoline, derived from Menispermum dauricum, and breast cancer, particularly involving the Notch signaling pathway. The effects of daurisoline on the proliferation, migration, and apoptosis of MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 cells were evaluated in vitro. Additionally, the impact of daurisoline on the growth of MDA-MB-231 xenograft tumors in nude mice was assessed through in vivo experiments. Expression levels of Notch signaling pathway-related proteins, including Notch-1, NICD, PSEN-1, Bax, and Bcl-2, were examined using molecular docking and Western blotting to explore the underlying mechanisms of daurisoline’s anti-breast cancer effects. It was revealed that daurisoline could effectively inhibit the proliferation and migration of MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 cells and promote apoptosis. Furthermore, it significantly reduced the growth of subcutaneous tumors in nude mice. Notably, daurisoline could reduce the hydrolytic activity of γ-secretase by binding to the catalytic core PSEN-1, thereby inhibiting activation of the γ-secretase/Notch axis and contributing to its anti-TNBC effects.This study supported the development of naturally targeted drugs for TNBC and provided insights into the research on dibenzylisoquinoline alkaloids, such as daurisoline.
2.Daurisoline Inhibits Progression of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer by Regulating the γγ-Secretase/Notch Axis
Xiangyi ZHAN ; Xiaoyong CHEN ; Mei FENG ; Kuo YAO ; Kefan YANG ; Hui JIA
Biomolecules & Therapeutics 2025;33(2):331-343
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a subtype of breast cancer that is challenging to treat and lacks targeted therapeutic drugs in the clinic. Natural active ingredients provide promising opportunities for discovering and developing targeted therapies for TNBC. This study investigated the effects of daurisoline on TNBC and elucidated its potential mechanisms. Using network pharmacology, a correlation was identified between daurisoline, derived from Menispermum dauricum, and breast cancer, particularly involving the Notch signaling pathway. The effects of daurisoline on the proliferation, migration, and apoptosis of MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 cells were evaluated in vitro. Additionally, the impact of daurisoline on the growth of MDA-MB-231 xenograft tumors in nude mice was assessed through in vivo experiments. Expression levels of Notch signaling pathway-related proteins, including Notch-1, NICD, PSEN-1, Bax, and Bcl-2, were examined using molecular docking and Western blotting to explore the underlying mechanisms of daurisoline’s anti-breast cancer effects. It was revealed that daurisoline could effectively inhibit the proliferation and migration of MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 cells and promote apoptosis. Furthermore, it significantly reduced the growth of subcutaneous tumors in nude mice. Notably, daurisoline could reduce the hydrolytic activity of γ-secretase by binding to the catalytic core PSEN-1, thereby inhibiting activation of the γ-secretase/Notch axis and contributing to its anti-TNBC effects.This study supported the development of naturally targeted drugs for TNBC and provided insights into the research on dibenzylisoquinoline alkaloids, such as daurisoline.
3.Daurisoline Inhibits Progression of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer by Regulating the γγ-Secretase/Notch Axis
Xiangyi ZHAN ; Xiaoyong CHEN ; Mei FENG ; Kuo YAO ; Kefan YANG ; Hui JIA
Biomolecules & Therapeutics 2025;33(2):331-343
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a subtype of breast cancer that is challenging to treat and lacks targeted therapeutic drugs in the clinic. Natural active ingredients provide promising opportunities for discovering and developing targeted therapies for TNBC. This study investigated the effects of daurisoline on TNBC and elucidated its potential mechanisms. Using network pharmacology, a correlation was identified between daurisoline, derived from Menispermum dauricum, and breast cancer, particularly involving the Notch signaling pathway. The effects of daurisoline on the proliferation, migration, and apoptosis of MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 cells were evaluated in vitro. Additionally, the impact of daurisoline on the growth of MDA-MB-231 xenograft tumors in nude mice was assessed through in vivo experiments. Expression levels of Notch signaling pathway-related proteins, including Notch-1, NICD, PSEN-1, Bax, and Bcl-2, were examined using molecular docking and Western blotting to explore the underlying mechanisms of daurisoline’s anti-breast cancer effects. It was revealed that daurisoline could effectively inhibit the proliferation and migration of MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 cells and promote apoptosis. Furthermore, it significantly reduced the growth of subcutaneous tumors in nude mice. Notably, daurisoline could reduce the hydrolytic activity of γ-secretase by binding to the catalytic core PSEN-1, thereby inhibiting activation of the γ-secretase/Notch axis and contributing to its anti-TNBC effects.This study supported the development of naturally targeted drugs for TNBC and provided insights into the research on dibenzylisoquinoline alkaloids, such as daurisoline.
4.A Ten-Year Comparative Study on Ethical Cognition of Experimental Animals among Medical Students in a University
Xuan LEI ; Xiangyi MING ; Han YANG ; Zixu CHEN ; Dandan FENG ; Jing DENG ; Ziqiang LUO
Chinese Medical Ethics 2024;35(5):533-537
The study was carried out to understand the changes in the ethical cognition status of laboratory animals and the effectiveness of laboratory animal ethics education among medical students in Xiangya School of Medicine of Central South University (CSU), and provide new enlightenment for further strengthening the ethical education of laboratory animals. In the study, the same self-compiled questionnaire was used to investigate the ethical cognition of experimental animals among medical students in Xiangya School of Medicine of CSU in 2011 and 2021, and 359 and 363 questionnaires were collected respectively. Through comparative analysis of the questionnaire results before and after ten years, it was found that medical students’ animal experiment operation and attitudes towards laboratory animals, cognition of experimental animal ethics knowledge and their attitude to animal experiment ethics education were significantly improved. It showed that the state of experimental animal ethics cognition among medical students in Xiangya School of Medicine of CSU had improved significantly in recent 10 years, but the cognition of experimental animal ethics knowledge was higher than the actual behavior of caring for experimental animals, and there was the phenomenon of "separation of knowledge and action". The ethics education of experimental animals needs to pay more attention to the development of students’ behavior of caring for experimental animals.
5.Yigong San improves cognitive decline in a rat model of Alzheimer's disease by regulating intestinal microorganisms
Jing ZENG ; Rong CHEN ; Xiangyi REN ; Lei HUA ; Yong YANG ; Jiangping WEI ; Xiaomei ZHANG
Journal of Southern Medical University 2024;44(7):1297-1305
Objective To investigate the effect of Yigong San(YGS)on learning and memory abilities of rats with lipopolysaccharide(LPS)-induced cognitive decline and explore its possible mechanism in light of intestinal microbiota.Methods Forty SD rats were randomly divided into control group,model group,donepezil(1.3 mg/kg)group,and high-dose(5.25 g/kg)and low-dose(2.63 g/kg)YGS treatment groups.After 24 days of treatment with the corresponding drugs or water by gavage,the rats in the latter 4 groups received an intraperitoneal injection of LPS(0.5 mg/kg)to establish models of Alzheimer's disease(AD).Water maze test and HE staining were used to evaluate the changes in learning and memory abilities and pathomorphology of the hippocampus.The changes in gut microbial species of the rats were analyzed with 16S rRNA sequencing,and the levels of IL-6,TNF-α,and IL-1β in the brain tissue and serum were detected using ELISA.Results Compared with the AD model group,the YGS-treated rats showed significantly shortened escape latency on day 5 after modeling,reduced neuronal degeneration and necrosis in the hippocampus,lowered pathological score of cell damage,and decreased levels IL-6,TNF-α and IL-1β in the brain tissue and serum.The YGS-treated rats showed also obvious reduction of Alpha diversity indicators(ACE and Chao1)of intestinal microbiota with significantly increased abundance of Prevotellaceae species at the family level and decreased abundance of Desulfovibrionaceae,which were involved in such metabolic signaling pathways as cell community prokaryotes,membrane transport,and energy metabolism.Conclusion YGS improves learning and memory abilities and hippocampal pathomorphology in AD rat models possibly by regulating the abundance of intestinal microbial species such as Prevotellaceae to affect the metabolic pathways for signal transduction,cofactors,and vitamin metabolism.
6.Yigong San improves cognitive decline in a rat model of Alzheimer's disease by regulating intestinal microorganisms
Jing ZENG ; Rong CHEN ; Xiangyi REN ; Lei HUA ; Yong YANG ; Jiangping WEI ; Xiaomei ZHANG
Journal of Southern Medical University 2024;44(7):1297-1305
Objective To investigate the effect of Yigong San(YGS)on learning and memory abilities of rats with lipopolysaccharide(LPS)-induced cognitive decline and explore its possible mechanism in light of intestinal microbiota.Methods Forty SD rats were randomly divided into control group,model group,donepezil(1.3 mg/kg)group,and high-dose(5.25 g/kg)and low-dose(2.63 g/kg)YGS treatment groups.After 24 days of treatment with the corresponding drugs or water by gavage,the rats in the latter 4 groups received an intraperitoneal injection of LPS(0.5 mg/kg)to establish models of Alzheimer's disease(AD).Water maze test and HE staining were used to evaluate the changes in learning and memory abilities and pathomorphology of the hippocampus.The changes in gut microbial species of the rats were analyzed with 16S rRNA sequencing,and the levels of IL-6,TNF-α,and IL-1β in the brain tissue and serum were detected using ELISA.Results Compared with the AD model group,the YGS-treated rats showed significantly shortened escape latency on day 5 after modeling,reduced neuronal degeneration and necrosis in the hippocampus,lowered pathological score of cell damage,and decreased levels IL-6,TNF-α and IL-1β in the brain tissue and serum.The YGS-treated rats showed also obvious reduction of Alpha diversity indicators(ACE and Chao1)of intestinal microbiota with significantly increased abundance of Prevotellaceae species at the family level and decreased abundance of Desulfovibrionaceae,which were involved in such metabolic signaling pathways as cell community prokaryotes,membrane transport,and energy metabolism.Conclusion YGS improves learning and memory abilities and hippocampal pathomorphology in AD rat models possibly by regulating the abundance of intestinal microbial species such as Prevotellaceae to affect the metabolic pathways for signal transduction,cofactors,and vitamin metabolism.
7.Summary of the best evidence for transitional care in adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus
Xiangyi GONG ; Xuan XIA ; Jing SUN ; Yang LI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(13):1788-1794
Objective:To summarize the best evidence of transitional care for adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus, and provide reference for clinical implementation of transitional care.Methods:According to the "6S" evidence pyramid model, the guide websites, related association websites and databases at home and abroad were searched from the establishment of the databases to November 7, 2023. The quality of literature was evaluated independently by two researchers. The evidence was graded according to the evidence grading and recommendation grading system of the Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence-Based Health Care Center.Results:A total of 20 articles were included, including one clinical decision, one guideline, 16 expert consensus and two systematic evaluations. A total of 27 best pieces of evidence were extracted from five aspects, including transition principles, formation of transition teams, initiation of transition, individualized care during the transition period and transferring to the adult health care system.Conclusions:This study summarizes the best evidence on transitional care for adolescent patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Medical staff can refer to the evidence and combine hospital policies, patients' own conditions and the wishes of patients and parents to develop personalized transitional care plans to help patients transition smoothly and improve their outcomes after transfer.
8.Effects of mother's breast milk odor on alleviating operational pain in newborns: a Meta-analysis
Xuan XIA ; Xiangyi GONG ; Yang LI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2023;29(25):3460-3469
Objective:To evaluate the effectiveness of mother's breast milk odor on alleviating operational pain in newborns.Methods:The randomized controlled trial on the effect of mother's breast milk odor in operational pain of newborns was searched through computers in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CINAHL, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Wanfang Data. The search period was from database establishment to December 12, 2022. Two evaluators independently selected literature and extracted data based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and used the risk of bias of Cochrane Collaboration handbook to conduct methodological quality evaluations of the included study. R 4.1.0 statistical software was used for meta-analysis.Results:A total of 18 articles were included, including 1 424 newborns. The Meta-analysis results showed that compared with the control group, the mother's breast milk odor group showed a decrease in the degree of pain, a decrease in heart rate, and an increase in blood oxygen saturation during the painful procedure in newborns, with statistically significant differences ( P<0.05) . There was no statistically significant difference in crying time ( P>0.05) . Compared with the control group, the mother's breast milk odor group showed a statistically significant decrease in the degree of pain and heart rate, an increase in blood oxygen saturation, and a decrease in salivary cortisol in newborns during the recovery period after painful procedures ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The mother's breast milk odor can alleviate operational pain in newborns, reduce heart rate and salivary cortisol, and increase blood oxygen saturation in newborns. The sample size included in the study is small, and there are also differences in the duration and methods of intervention among different studies. There is still a need for rigorous design and large-scale research to verify.
9.Personalized treatment strategy for ground-glass opacity-featured lung cancer
Fangqiu FU ; Xiangyi MA ; Yang ZHANG ; Haiquan CHEN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2022;29(01):1-10
Along with the popularity of low-dose computed tomography lung cancer screening, an increasing number of lung ground-glass opacity (GGO) lesions are detected. The pathology of GGO could be benign, but persistent GGO indicates early-stage lung cancer. Distinct from traditional lung cancer, GGO-featured lung cancer is more common in the young, nonsmokers and females. GGO-featured lung cancer represents an indolent type of malignancy with a long time to intervene. However, there is still no consensus on the screening, pathology, surgical procedure, and postoperative surveillance of GGO-featured lung cancer. Therefore, we proposed a personalized treatment strategy for GGO-featured lung cancer. The screening for GGO-featured lung cancer should be conducted at young age and low frequency. Adenocarcinoma in situ, minimally invasive adenocarcinoma, lepidic, and non-lepidic growth patterns could present as GGO. The following issues should be taken into consideration while determining the treatment of GGO-featured lung cancer: avoiding treating benign disease as malignancies, avoiding treating early-stage disease as advanced-stage disease, avoiding treating indolent malignancy as aggressive malignancy, and choosing appropriate timing to receive surgery without affecting life tracks and career developments. Bronchoscope and bone scan are not necessary for preoperative examinations of GGO-featured lung adenocarcinoma. For selected patients, sublobar resection without mediastinal lymph node dissection might be sufficient. Intraoperative frozen section is an effective method to guide resection strategy. Given the excellent survival of GGO-featured lung cancer, a less intensive postoperative surveillance strategy may be sufficient.
10.Pharmacy construction and management of Yanqing Winter (Paralympic)Olympic Village Polyclinic for 2022 Beijing Winter (Paralympic)Olympic Games basedon 4M1Emethod
Xin YE ; Xiangyi SHI ; Shanshan XU ; Nan WANG ; Yannan ZANG ; Zhen LI ; Shuang LIU ; Yiheng YANG ; Rongsheng ZHAO
China Pharmacy 2022;33(20):2433-2437
The pharmacy of Y anqing Winter (Paralympic)Olympic Village Polyclinic of 2022 Beijing Winter (Paralympic) Olympic Games will be comprehensively managed from five aspects of man ,machine,material,method and environment by adopting the 4M1E management method of quality management tool . In terms of man ,constantly enhanced training and daily health monitoring have been insisted ;in terms of machine ,drug information entry and drug information management have been improved and maintained ;in terms of drugs ,on the basis of drug management ,the management of drugs banned by the World Anti -Doping Agency,class Ⅱ psychotropic drugs and narcotic drugs have been strengthened ;in terms of regulations and environment ,strict pharmacy workflow and management system have been established ,and epidemic prevention closed -loop management requirements have been strictly implemented . From the pre -opening of Yanqing Winter (Paralympic)Olympic Village on January 23,2022 to the official closing of the Village on March 16,2022,the clinic pharmacy dispensed a total of 156 prescriptions(105 prescriptions during the Winter Olympic Games ,51 prescriptions during the Winter Paralympic Games ),including 18 prescriptions from the National (Regional) Olympic Committee and the National (Regional) Paralympic Games team doctors ,2 prescriptions containing stimulants that do not need to be exempted from treatment,1 prescription for narcotics ,and 37 prescriptions for athletes(23.7%). Ibuprofen tablets ,Diclofenac diethylamine emulsion,Loratadine tablets and other drugs are widely used . The application of 4M1E management method enables the clinic pharmacy to provide perfect and high -quality pharmaceutical services for large -scale events while doing well in epidemic prevention and control .

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